easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
to pass (of time); to elapse
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
professional gambler; gamester
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
intimidation; threat; bluster
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to squeeze out; to wring out
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
domain administrative headquarters (early Meiji)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)