to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to get warm; to become warm
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
place; situation; position; location
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
commuting to school; school commute
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to rise; to erect; to get up
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
genuine; authentic; true; real
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to jar; to creak; to grate
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes