six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
straight-laced person; stubborn person
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
don't worry about it; forget about it
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing