these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
tradition; legend; folklore
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
good person; virtuous person
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
library (usu. single-room); small library
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up