to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
preface; introduction; preamble
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
incident; affair; happening; event
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to go along; to walk along; to follow
Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to take; to catch; to capture
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
like this; in this way; as you see
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to pause; to have a short intermission
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in this manner; in this way; like this