honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
in case of; at that time; at this time
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to redeem (from sin); to save
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
countermeasure; counter-measure
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tedious; boring; being fed up with
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)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation