kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to prostrate oneself before
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
measurement error; calculation error
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
division by 1000; one-thousandth
something like ...; something called ...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
that is to say; so that means
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)