hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
back (of a chair); backrest
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lean against; to set against
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
outward appearance; apparent
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
technique; art; skill; move
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
chief; main; principal; important
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
by myself; in person; by oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
class; heading; group; category
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless