just the other day; quite recently
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to work hard; to work diligently
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
ago; since; before; previous
to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify
fluent (in a language); flowing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
particulars; details; specified items
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
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
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to accept; to receive; to agree
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
living thing; living creature; animal; life
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance