to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
meaning; significance; sense
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
unmarried; not yet married
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
how long; how much; to what extent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)