handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
excessive supply; oversupply
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
working in the fields; working on a farm
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
as a child; when one was a child
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
going to bed (usu. with someone)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control