manners; courtesy; etiquette
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to pause; to have a short intermission
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
don't you think?; indicates question
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
gray or silver haired (grey)
man; male; masculine gender
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to order; to command; to appoint
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to keep (a person) waiting