to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
being very busy; busyness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
waist; waistline; waist measurement
getting in shape; improving one's figure
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
maintenance; preservation; improvement
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to show up; to appear; to turn up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)