to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
round shape; circle; circular form
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
store interior; inside of a shop
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
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
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
waste of time; killing time
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing