prudent; thoughtful; discreet
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to yearn for; to be in love with
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
seal (letters, documents, etc.)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
on the occasion of; at the time of
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to begin talking; to open up
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman