dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
determination; resolution
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to pick up; to find; to gather
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to push aside; to push one's way through
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to detain; to check; to restrain
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)