transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
duty; obligation; responsibility
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
level ground; horizon; field of view
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to rebuild; to reconstruct
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
make; workmanship; preparation