to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be transparent; to show through
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
adds force or indicates command
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
chair; stool; post; office; position
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view