to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
clearing one's throat; cough
to speak; to hear a voice
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
sitting upright (properly)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to rise; to erect; to get up
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to step back; to walk backwards
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
the person in question; the person themselves; said person