device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
headquarters; head office; main office
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
feeling; sense; impression
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
while; during; while; although; all; both
at; in; at; when; by; with
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date