to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
several years; a few years
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
alone; by oneself; on one's own
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to invite in; to show someone in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
unfortunately; regrettably
meaning; significance; sense
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix