trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run up to; to rush over
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to squeeze out; to wring out
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
(made of) leather; leather-bound
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)