cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
street at night; making a night journey
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
getting nauseated; getting angry
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
troublesome; pain in the butt
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor