(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
police substation; residential police box
police officer; policeman; constable
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to intervene; to stop (something)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously