to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to go into the minutest details
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to mix; to stir; to blend
16th day of the month; 16 days
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
without cause; without reason
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
question and answer session
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
raising or keeping an animal by oneself
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
well known; well connected
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
process; course; mechanism
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)