wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
root; source; origin; cause
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
hand net; dip net; scoop net
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to go out and away; to leave
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)