tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
covered with; stained; smeared
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to add (to); to add on; to append
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
too (much); overly; excessively
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over or across; to overcome
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately