superficial; half-hearted; shallow
useful thing; usable article
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
beginning; outset; first; onset
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to show up; to appear; to turn up
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
easygoing; optimistic; conceited