fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
capable of anything; liable to do
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
indicate reason; infers some protest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
and; thereupon; because of that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present