care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
discipline; training; teaching manners
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
order; command; directions; instructions
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
if you do this; if this is the case
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary