reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
many; much; plenty; hardly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(period of) a year; during an era
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
repentance; confession; penitence
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
conviction; belief; confidence
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to shake; to sway; to waver
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
don't worry about it; forget about it
to employ; to hire; to charter
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely