to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
special training; intensive training; crash course
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
step; stride; counter for steps
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
right triangle; right-angled triangle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma