(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
young girl; lass; adolescent female
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
last night; yesterday evening
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
any more; any further; any better; any longer
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
long ago; once upon a time
funny story; funny anecdote
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
high class; esteemed; cherished
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless