to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such; this sort of; like this
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be needed; to be wanted
to trace back to (the origins of something)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by