desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
book; volume; this; present; main; head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to tumble down; to roll down
side table; bedside table
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
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
name; given name; first name
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to become dim; to become blurred
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed