to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
former (incumbent); predecessor
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to begin to walk; to set out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
sense of relief; feeling of relief
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
window-shopping; window-gazing
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name