to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to give; to do (something) for
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
waste of time; killing time
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
the reverse; other side; lining
to be sooty; to be stained
systematic; regular; routine
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
right under; directly below
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
unconditionally; as a rule
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade