comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
absence; disregard; indifference
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to stop (plug) one's ears
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you (plural); all of you; you all
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
name; given name; first name
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face