careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
early on; earlier on; from early
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to cease; to stop; to be over
to lean against; to set against
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
technique; art; skill; move
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
than; other than; except; but
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained