nowadays; in this day and age
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
letter; missive; note; mail
second day of the month; two days
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to examine; to check; to inspect
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to call out; to ask someone to come
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to make merry; to be festive
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge