to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
low table; table with very short legs
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
catercorner; diagonally opposite
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
(clenched) fist; knuckles
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
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
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
by sheer strength; by brute force
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
business trip; official trip
now that; since; so long as; because
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing