lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
while; during (the time when)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
first meeting; first interview with
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in line with this; therefore
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
courteous; decorous; polite
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
next generation; future generation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
otherwise; if not; or else
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to watch over; to watch attentively
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after