reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
modesty; self-control; discretion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to put into the mouth; to eat
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
library; book collection; paperback book
killing two birds with one stone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to