to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
caller; visitor; company; guest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to say; to tell; to state; to do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ago; since; before; previous
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
growth period; growing season
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
done; just done; just finished
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
speech; words; one's lines; remarks