bamboo growing along a river bank; Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) the life of a prostitute
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
at that time; in those days
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
very young; little; childish; immature
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
older sister; elder sister
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
our country; our land; one's own country
while; during (the time when)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
adds force or indicates command