beginning; outset; first; onset
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
writing; composition; essay; sentence
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
of course; certainly; naturally
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
however; having said that; but
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
rather; better; instead; if anything
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?