series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
first thing in the afternoon
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
married woman; another's wife
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
resentment; indignation; anger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following