tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
military personnel; soldier
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hey there; I say; see here
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
a little bit; a little while
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen