to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tradition; legend; folklore
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
back country; remote countryside
research establishment; research institute; laboratory