the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
company; corporation; workplace
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
handwritten letter; handwritten character
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
semi-transparent; translucent
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft