to be hesitant; to feel timid
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
instant; moment; for an instant
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
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)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
spare time; free time; leisure time
the other day; a few days ago
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
settlement; solution; resolution
even more; still more; further
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to happen to have on hand or in stock