to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
manner of using one's hands
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
at least; at most; (even) just
zest for living; energy to live
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
recently; lately; these days
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
like this; in this way; as you see
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
being too late; losing one's final chance
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre