tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
story; tale; talk; discussion
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
nod; inclination of the head
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to call again; to call (someone) back
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
a few years ago; some years back
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
three; three years of age
while alive; during one's lifetime
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)