time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to get out of bed; to show a leg
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to see; to look; to watch
calculated; premeditated; considered
to pierce through; to break through
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
all present; all concerned; all of us
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
another's parent; another's parents
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to buy more (of something)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan