hello; good day; good afternoon
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
when it becomes; when it comes to
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to collapse into; to flop onto
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
body; physical system; (the) person
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
willpower; energy; vitality
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one thin flat object; one sheet