rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
ancestor; forefather; foremother
siblings; brothers and sisters
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
using one's arms as a pillow
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)