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
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside one's heart; in one's mind
though; notwithstanding; although
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(committee) chairman; president
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
rather; sooner; preferably
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo