unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
early blooming; early flowering
rustling; refreshing; clearly
chilly; unpleasantly cold
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
let's not say (such things) to each other
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
difficult to approach; inaccessible
naughty; mischievous; unruly
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
one's own child; one's own children
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
relatively; comparatively
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post