as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
how many people; a number of people
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
scene; spectacle; sight; view
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient