to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
tradition; legend; folklore
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
living thing; organism; creature; biology
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
storehouse; warehouse; godown
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to talk to oneself; to mutter
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
corridor; hallway; passageway
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
measurement error; calculation error
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to begin to walk; to set out
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing