-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
without cause; without reason
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to reflect; to throw back light
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
meaning; significance; sense
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
very interesting; of great interest
chapter one; first chapter
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
lower region; lower part; region below
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain