Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
congratulation; celebration
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no!; no no!; no, not at all
convenient; handy; useful
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)