happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
stealthily; secretly; in secret
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
beginning; outset; first; onset
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to incur someone's enmity
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
at first; in the beginning; originally
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to behave well (of a child)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part