to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
retreating figure; appearance from behind
pieces; scraps; disconnected
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
being startled; getting a shock
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get between; to be caught in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to cause someone to worry
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
contradiction; inconsistency
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
rustling; refreshing; clearly
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety