falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to push away; to push aside; to shove
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
mouth of a river; lower stream
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
notebook; account book; register
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
nowadays; these days; at present
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to mix; to stir; to blend
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand