Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
relation; connection; relevance
wet nurse; nursing mother
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
training (esp. in-service); induction course
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)