to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to come from; to have roots in
handrail; railing; banister
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
now that; since; as long as; provided that
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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.)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
rebellious phase; rebellious age
with a bustle; with a hubbub
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out