to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
chair; stool; post; office; position
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how; in what way; how about
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
both hands; both arms; ten
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in that way; thus; so; so?
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve