water's edge; beach; shore
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
polite; courteous; hospitable
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
dreadnought class (of warship)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be surprised; to be astonished
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
serious; not joking; straight
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
chair; stool; post; office; position
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ottoman (textile); ottoman (furniture)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
height (of body); stature
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.