to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
as expected; as predicted
together with; same; both; all; including ...
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
side effect; adverse reaction
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
2nd day of the month; two days
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
complete recovery of health
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
preparation; arrangements
using one's arms as a pillow
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later