patient; unhurried; leisurely
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
meaning; significance; sense
to have a talk; to tell a story
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
materials; data; document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every