to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
of course; certainly; naturally
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
calamity; misfortune; disaster
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
entreaty; supplication; petition
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
forcibly; against one's will
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances