entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
alone; by oneself; on one's own
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make an appearance; to show up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
in comparison to; rather than
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to rush over; to run up to
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that