drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
boarding house; school dormitory
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
close; intimate; on good terms
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
pending question; unresolved problem
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
settlement; solution; resolution
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
careful observation; close attention
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
large amount of money; great cost
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do