finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to go past; to pass; to pass by
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); (lit.) eel bed
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
coloured carp; colored carp
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
southern part; the south (of a region)