instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
perfectly round; perfectly circular
womanly; ladylike; feminine
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
guidance; leadership; leading the way
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
family; relatives; dependents; household
patriarch; head of a family
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)