careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
in the meanwhile; during the time
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
look!; there!; here!; that is
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to talk; to chat; to chatter