care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
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
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
instant; moment; for an instant
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking