happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to pick up; to find; to gather
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be entwined; to be involved
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
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
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to smile (at); to grin (at)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to cause someone to worry
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid