to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to breathe out; to exhale
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
departure; leaving; starting; standing
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(in the same way) as before; as always
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hearsay; learning by hearsay
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
home; household; family; hearth
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious