to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
counter for wheels and flowers
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
elementary level; beginner level
job; work; duties; trade; skill
independence; self-reliance
pretension; conceit; hubris
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
loveable; very likeable; like very much
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to be hesitant; to feel timid
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing of a sleeping person
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge