average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
doorkeeper; doorman; porter
(medical) doctor; physician
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to act as an intermediary
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
head over heels; headlong; head first
wheat straw; barley straw
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl
(not so) much; (not) very
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
serves you right!; see what happens!
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual