to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
as a child; when one was a child
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to look forward to something
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
due form; official; formality
clergyman; churchman; clergy
women's group; women's association
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
question; inquiry; enquiry
study; diligence; discount; reduction
God; god; ace; king; superior person
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
eating between meals; snacking
one day; (on) a certain day
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
that day; the very same day
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth