first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to melt together; to blend together
very loose; slowly; leisurely
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
unparalleled; incomparable; matchless; unrivaled; peerless; unique
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
admiration; being impressed (by)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
one (thing); one piece; one item
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
nothing but; none other than
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
like a decent person; human
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)