bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to correct oneself; to restate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
grandfather; male senior-citizen
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
how; in what way; by what means
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to change the position of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to meddle (e.g. in a conversation); to butt in; to interfere; to interrupt
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
several times; a few times
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
little by little; bit by bit
since; henceforth; ever since
hard worker; hardworking person
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch