abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
antiquity; the previous era
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
preference; priority; precedence
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
in the same way as; just like
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
long ago; once upon a time
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell