is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
silence (not speaking); muteness
Buddhist (household) altar
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
portrait of deceased person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stare back at; to look back at
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after