ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
long ago; once upon a time
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be erected; to be built
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
counter for books; volume
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
great hurry; great haste; rush
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
clapping and cheering; applause
front entrance; front door
with curious eyes; curiously
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
extremely troubled; very puzzled