mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to pass (of time); to elapse
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
only; merely; but; no more than
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
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
to tear up and throw away
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to read (a book, etc.) over again
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
although I say; although one might say; although called
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
duty; obligation; responsibility
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
elder sister; effeminate man
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand