let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
a step; short distance; short time
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
considerably; fairly; quite
three sides; small offering stand
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
footprint; soleprint; last; wooden mold for shoes or tabi (mould)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after