judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
doctors; teachers; lawyers
several people; a few people
pupil; student; schoolchild
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
genuine article; real thing; real deal
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
nape (of the neck); nucha
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide