trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
silence (not speaking); muteness
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
extremely; very; really; super; so
to be silent; to say nothing
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
tedious; boring; being fed up with
ill will; malice; evil intent
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once