easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
family; members of a family
foreign; abroad; overseas
man; male; masculine gender
globalization; globalisation
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cookware; cooking utensil
perfect; complete; flawless
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in proportion to; just as much as
scene; spectacle; sight; view
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
popular person; favorite; favourite
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to accept; to receive; to agree
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to thrust before; to thrust at
maid; helper; help; assistance