to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
as a child; when one was a child
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
late at night; at a late hour
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
research; study; investigation
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to understand; to make out
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
you could say that; that might be so
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
in that manner; like that
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
order; command; directions; instructions
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case