to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
identifiable; personalized
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be filled to bursting; to burst
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
by today; before the day is over
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
collection of books; (personal) library
registration; accession; register; entry; record
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
convenient; handy; useful
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
true character; real nature