valid; effective; yuko (judo)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
active; dynamic; energetic
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
department store; department
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
homecoming; returning home
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
custom; habit; customary practice
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
main cause; primary factor