end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
but; however; provided that
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to gather; to collect; to assemble
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
river fish; freshwater fish
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to take; to catch; to capture
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish