to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
imagination; supposition; guess
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
meaning; significance; sense
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
village; human habitation; human settlement
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)