to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
conservative without party affiliation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain