to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to subsist; to keep on living
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
additional fee; extra charge
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
side gate; side door; service entrance
large tree; big tree; huge tree
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
distinctive; characteristic
to become hoarse; to become husky
how many years; how long; what year
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
blur; blurred; indistinct
failure; mistake; blunder
soon; shortly; before long
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
finish; completion; the end