(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
witnessing; observing; sighting
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
genuine article; real thing; real deal
older employee who does not have much actual work
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
how; in what way; how about
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned