tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
gray or silver haired (grey)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
looking back; worry; anxiety
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to badger; to pester; to beg
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
silently; hushed; in a still manner
anticipation; expectation
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
talk; dialogue; conversation