scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
return of something; repayment
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!