greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
due form; official; formality
employment (long term); hire
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
first meeting; first interview with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
book; volume; this; present; main; head
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever