on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
that's the way it is; such is life
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
patience; endurance; perseverance
the place for; the time for; the level of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
professor; teaching; instruction
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
geisha living and working in a restaurant, inn, etc. (as opposed to in a geisha house); in-house geisha
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
two (long cylindrical things)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)