(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
difference; variation; difference
illustration (e.g. book); picture
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
that's the way it is; such is life
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
jealousy; roasted rice cake
jealousy; roasted rice cake
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to be surprised; to be astonished
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
not caring; not giving a damn
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
all-night vigil over a body; wake
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
a short while ago; already
to throw away; to abandon
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone