young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
nice; likeable; desirable
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be intimate with; to befriend
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
half a ri (distance measure)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
edge of the eaves; house frontage
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
light; faint; pale; fleeting
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold