dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
mountain river; mountain stream
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
if so; in that case; in that situation
to apologize; to apologise
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
father; dad; husband; you; he
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
notice; notification; report; posting
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)