heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
inn town; post town; post-station town
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
useful thing; usable article
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pass (of time); to elapse
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to succeed; to bear fruit
while; even though; despite
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
in succession; one by one
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot