to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the following week; the next week
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
attendance (at school); going to school
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
last week; the week before
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
that; the matter in question
physical education; PE; gym (class)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh