starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
fear; dread; fright; willies
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
how long; how far; how much
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
originally; by nature; from the start
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
second day of the month; two days
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance