everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
furnishings; implements; equipment
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
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)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
ago; since; before; previous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to complain; to make a complaint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
life; living; I; me; student
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pointing out; identification
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature