inspection; examination; survey
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
should time and circumstances permit
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
having said that; on the other hand
at least; at most; (even) just
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time