considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
bad cooking; bad food; sadness at seeing the happiness of others
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
failure; mistake; blunder
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
older sister; elder sister
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
elder sister; effeminate man
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
both hands; both arms; ten
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
description; describing; depicting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be silent; to say nothing