it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
manners; courtesy; etiquette
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
observation; survey; watching
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to make an appeal; to urge
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to become misty; to become hazy
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to frolic about; to mess around
if you think about it; come to think of it
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
particularly; only; in the case of
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved