resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
since when; from when; how long
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
in case of; at that time; at this time
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hiding one's embarrassment
incompetent; have no merit
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
long ago; already; a long time ago
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
modesty; humility; being humble
to get one's head around; to think about
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to put one's hand on; to touch