hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
party-internal; within the party
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
without sparing time for sleep
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
movie; film; motion picture
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
since when; from when; how long
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about