aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
on the occasion of; at the time of
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to begin talking; to open up
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
beginning; outset; first; onset
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
duty; function; office; mission; task
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
letting (someone) die without helping
to squeeze out; to wring out
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
all you have to do is; just; that's all