bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
running water; flowing water; stream
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to lay aside; to set aside
silence; stillness; quietness
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal