details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in this manner; in this way; like this
to entertain; to make welcome
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
only; merely; but; no more than
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die