tension; mental strain; nervousness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
speech and conduct; words and deeds
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to tumble down; to roll down
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
becoming dull; slowing down
please; somehow or other; one way or another
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be consistent; to be coherent
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
forcibly; against one's will
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum