practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please sit down; please have a seat
celebratory banquet; feast
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
our country; our land; one's own country
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
strange disease; rare disease
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river