to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
soldier; combatant; warrior
to talk; to chat; to chatter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to run about trying to escape
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fall on one's backside
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
personal; individual; private
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
gradually; slowly but steadily
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as a child; when one was a child
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out