terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to creep about; to crawl around
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
furnishings; implements; equipment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch