old couple; elderly couple
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
duty; function; office; mission; task
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
just one person; only one
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to hand over; to surrender
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing