to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to tower over the surroundings
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to put someone to trouble
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mid-year gift; summer gift
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity