dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
that is to say; so that means
older sister; elder sister
just a minute; small quantity
don't you think?; indicates question
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
lately; recently; nowadays
that's the way it is; such is life
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
no!; no no!; no, not at all
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
curiosity; inquisitiveness
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
briskly with small steps; trotting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to turn towards; to point
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to be found; to be discovered
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to detain; to check; to restrain
greeting; a fine thing to say
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official