admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gabion; cage filled with stones
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)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
manager (theatrical company)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to take; to catch; to capture
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips