to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to have a talk; to tell a story
lord of a manor; estate steward
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
words used by young people; slang
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
and; thereupon; because of that
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
nightlife; night amusements
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
though; notwithstanding; although
occasional; infrequent; rare
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for