story; tale; talk; discussion
convenient; handy; useful
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to paint (draw) a picture
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
question; inquiry; enquiry
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
beginning; outset; first; onset
very; much; greatly; a lot of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to help each other; to cooperate
to comfort; to console; to amuse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be burned out (of one's home)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing