to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
almost every day; almost daily
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
close; intimate; on good terms
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
Japanese ko-so-a-do demonstratives (e.g. pronouns: kore, sore, are, dore)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
what's what; heads or tails
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
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
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
arrival of goods; goods received