theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
going back to the previous page (in a web browser)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
foreign; abroad; overseas
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
second marriage; remarriage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one's house; one's home; one's family
2nd day of the month; two days
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to pass (of time); to elapse
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
as a child; when one was a child
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)