to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
little by little; bit by bit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
treating someone like a child
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
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
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
soldier; combatant; warrior
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters