both; both sides; both parties
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
new store; newly-opened store
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
manners; behavior; behaviour
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
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
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
lord of a manor; estate steward
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
what day?; what day of the week?
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
these guys; these fellows
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)