to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
along the river; riverside
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
running away from home for a very short time
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
shoji (paper sliding door)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
tall figure; high stature
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at least; at most; (even) just
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)