to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to rise; to erect; to get up
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
detailed; minute; articulate
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
father; dad; husband; you; he
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
business trip; official trip
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)