to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
mixed race; mixed parentage
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
harbor entrance; harbour entrance
to alternate; to take turns
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to push (something) against
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to apologize; to apologise
to come to one's senses; to calm down
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
nod; inclination of the head
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering