person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
such ... as; or some such
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
just past noon; afternoon
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
winter vacation; winter holidays
don't you think?; indicates question
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
twice; again; second time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses