various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
river; stream; River; the ... river
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
safety; welfare; well-being
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to anticipate; to foresee
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to put one's strength into
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to breathe out; to exhale
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
shameless; shameless person
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
gossip; corner of the mouth
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
boy; son; baby boy; young man
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to suit; to match; to become; to be like