to be opposite; to face each other
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to grumble; to make difficulties
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
when it becomes; when it comes to
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
passing through without stopping; passing by
infant; baby; little child
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
even though it is not; despite not
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
as you see; as you can see
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry