as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
conviction; belief; confidence
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the same generation; coeval
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
secret; private; surreptitious
odds and ends; all; every
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
if you think about it; come to think of it
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to attempt; to test; to try out
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out