to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
of course; certainly; naturally
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
both; many; various; together
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to translate; to interpret
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)