laughingstock; butt of ridicule
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
good-quality; superior in quality
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
in the morning; during the morning
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough