to have a drink; to have a few drinks
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
successive generations; successive emperors
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to face; to go towards; to head towards
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family