worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
gem; jewel; precious stone
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
older sister and younger brother
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
scaling; climbing; ascending
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
step; stride; counter for steps
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
adult cat; fully-grown cat
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
even if not; even without
serious; not joking; straight
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
at first; in the beginning; originally
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time