assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
what do you want?; can I help you?
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
looking over someone's shoulder
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to run through; to run past
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pair; the two; both persons; both things
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain