to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being filled with; being full of; permeation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
actor; actress; player; performer
being too late; losing one's final chance
guard; sentinel; garrison
corridor; hallway; passageway
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman