to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
several times; several degrees
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
what's what; heads or tails
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to head home; to leave for home
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be found; to be discovered