to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
together; at the same time; same; identical
study; learning; tutorial
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
whistle (sound made with the lips)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
physical condition; state of health
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
region; limits; stage; level
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to compose; to put together
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
junior high school student; middle school pupil
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in