wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
changing clothes; change of clothes
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
preparation; arrangements
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
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)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
looking depressed; long face
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on