to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to have a rumor circulating
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
just because; even if; even though
society; the world; the times
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)