thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(not) so much; (not) that much
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
due form; official; formality
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bombshell announcement (statement)
for the present; for the time being
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to have a talk; to tell a story
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
originally; by nature; from the start
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
answering machine; answerphone
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to paint (draw) a picture
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence