increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
quickly; calmly; intently
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
nice; likeable; desirable
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to get between; to be caught in
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to go along; to walk along; to follow
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
ancestor; forefather; foremother
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to rest; to suspend; to give relief