clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
second (unit of time); arc second
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
everything; anything; nothing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
again (and again); once again; yet again
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
walking heavily; lumbering
now that; since; so long as; because
long ago; already; a long time ago
stealthily; secretly; in secret
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
person who is ...; thing that is ...
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely