to cause someone to worry
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
survivor's pension or annuity
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
if you do this; if this is the case
beyond human understanding
(religious) faith; belief; creed
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
hokora; small wayside shrine
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
cost of one's food; one's board
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
of tender years; very young
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
by all means; at all costs; absolutely