(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
open; public; official; overt
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
ancestor; forefather; foremother
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
interruption; suspension; break
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
successive generations; successive emperors
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
independence; self-reliance
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology