as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
independence; self-reliance
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
main cause; primary factor
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
template; run of the mill; formulaic
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
one's own work; making by oneself
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow