history; pedigree; lineage
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
slim; slender; slight; delicate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
probability; likelihood; chances
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
in the meanwhile; during the time
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
preparation; arrangements
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump