previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)