to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
like this; this sort; this way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lifting (a child) high up in the air
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to look forward to something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to keep away; to keep at a distance
how; in what way; how about
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
innermost depths of one's heart