to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
because of; owing to; due to
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
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 go out and away; to leave
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
like this; this sort; this way
tomfoolery; monkey business
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully