to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
one or two; a few; small number
to remain married for life
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to live through; to survive
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
speech; expression; wording; language
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
life; living; I; me; student
talkie (motion picture with sound); prerecorded announcement
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
ability; capability; competence; skill
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
moment by moment; hour by hour
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to be opposite; to face each other
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance