downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
very recently; in the very recent past
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
as is usual with; in common with
westernization; westernisation
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
equality; impartiality; evenness
to scatter away; to vanish
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
blood congestion; -stasis
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)