appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to keep (a person) waiting
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be a matter of life or death
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
time; hour; period; class
room detached from main house
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
second; number two; runner-up
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
old body; aged person; elderly person
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve