to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to telephone; to make a phone call
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
please; somehow or other; one way or another
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
connection; link; relationship
both; both sides; both parties
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(something) despised; (something) made light of
great admiration; deep respect
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe