operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
looking away; looking aside
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
again; once more; a second time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
second day of the month; two days
book; volume; this; present; main; head
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
such ... as; or some such
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage