to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
cake or snack served with tea
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
three; three years of age
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to jar; to creak; to grate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to start; to begin; to commence
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
on the occasion of; at the time of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time