weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
at hand; personal effects or belongings
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
directly opposite; right in front
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
greeting; a fine thing to say
deep inside; innermost place
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
near; nearby; not far off
Japanese-style writing desk
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to pen; to write; to draw
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement