slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
adds force or indicates command
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
form; shape; figure; visage
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
in that way; thus; so; so?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
calamity; misfortune; disaster
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
counter for choices, options, etc.