trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to use up all one's strength
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to ask a question; to ask questions
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the touch of; feel of; texture
to straighten up; to sit upright
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in