letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to finish reading; to read through
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to badger; to pester; to beg
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
in one's own way or style
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
surely (not); certainly (not)
to order; to command; to appoint
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
reigning; controlling; dictating
solitude; loneliness; isolation
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy