unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
correction; looking over; touching up
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
hard fight; difficult struggle
to get tired out; to be exhausted
old body; aged person; elderly person
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to rewrite; to adapt (e.g. a novel)
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
string made from twisted paper
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
helping oneself to (food or other objects); arranging things to suit oneself
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
longing; great desire; aspiration