antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
suddenly; all of a sudden
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to fly around; to scatter
to become pale; to turn pale
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
resentment; indignation; anger
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to telephone; to make a phone call