to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
time; hour; period; class
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
while; during; while; although; all; both
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
while; even though; despite
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%