ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
the same; the said; likewise
to collect; to assemble; to gather
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to become vulgar; to coarsen
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
clear; distinct; evident; definite
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
without; but if; otherwise; or else
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
adverse circumstances; adversity
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
speech; expression; wording; language
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite