personal use; private use; private business; personal business
going through; going via; going by way of
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to force open; to push open
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
direct unforked road; straight path
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
along the road; at the side of the road
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
bento; Japanese box lunch
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
10th day of the month; ten days
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
one by one; in detail; minutely
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to beat time; to mark time
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
how; in what way; in what manner
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how