smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to overdo; to do too much
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
just the other day; quite recently
formal marriage interview
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)