to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
family; members of a family
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
call; summons; convening; convocation
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that day; the very same day
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
such; like that; that sort of; very
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
festival; feast; carnival
middle of the night; dead of night
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point