slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
as you see; as you can see
loveable; very likeable; like very much
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
two persons; two people; pair; couple
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stepping back; drawing back
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
reason; cause; circumstances
to look around; to survey
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
close to the wall; alongside the wall