reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
beginning; outset; first; onset
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to live; to make a living; to get on with
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
since then; from that time; ever since
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in the same way as; just like
way; method; means; resource; course
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
order; command; directions; instructions
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but; however; provided that
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
three; three years of age
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code