puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
not understanding; not knowing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
end; close; finish; termination
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent