guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to some extent; to a certain extent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
covered with; stained; smeared
since when; from when; how long
to jar; to creak; to grate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
gender; distinction of sex; sex
minimum; at the very least
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
good feeling; feeling good
to breathe while sleeping
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence