seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
partly open; in half bloom
such; like that; that sort of; very
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
secret art; the mysteries
reason; cause; circumstances
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one by one; one at a time; in turn
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to say; to be called; to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
almost; roughly; approximately
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
entertainment; amusement; fun
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first