or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
pause; period; step; once; some years ago
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
one stride; single stride; short distance
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
sign out in front; front (for someone)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to keep secret; to conceal
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
that; he; she; that person
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
discovery; detection; finding
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife