consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to jar; to creak; to grate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
living room (Western style); sitting room
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable