time; hour; period; class
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
practice; practising; training; study
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
that day; the very same day
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
don't you think?; indicates question
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily