second day of the month; two days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
a laughingstock; a standing joke
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
appears to be; apparently
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
quietly; slowly; gracefully
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
street at night; making a night journey
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to employ; to hire; to charter
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
many; a lot; much; multitude
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)