visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
difficult to approach; inaccessible
feeling; sense; impression
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
interference; meddling; butting in
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into