art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
low dining table; tea table
warming up sake; warmed sake
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
neighbourhood; neighborhood
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
hey there; I say; see here
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp