refined taste; elegant pursuits
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
losing weight; slimming; lean person
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to step forward; to volunteer
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to smile (at); to grin (at)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
at first; in the beginning; originally
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)