understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
wireless; wireless microphone
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
street at night; making a night journey
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
order; directive; instructions; command
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
the front; honest; upright; decent
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
station square; station plaza
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
comma; decimal point; radix point
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily