relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
seasoning; flavour; flavor
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to lay aside; to set aside
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing