late at night; at a late hour
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in the same way as; just like
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to become better; to improve
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match