composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
such ... as; or some such
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
although I say; although one might say; although called
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction