(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
conviction; belief; confidence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
front; frontage; facade; main
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)