story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
body; physical system; (the) person
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get one's head around; to think about
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what time; (lit.) which hour
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
living by oneself; living alone
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
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
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to crack; to develop a crack