stealthily; secretly; in secret
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
transplantation (of plants); transplanting
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
flight; running away; absconding; elopement