particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to look away; to turn away
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
thereupon; shortly thereafter
something worth hearing; something worth listening to; feature (program); highlight
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
three sides; small offering stand
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
youngster; young and immature person
caller; visitor; company; guest
shellfish; seashell; shell
standing in a group; standing up in unison
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock