(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
individual; one by one; separate; each
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to happen to meet; to come across
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; not joking; straight
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
something like ...; something called ...
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hey there; I say; see here
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication