interval; break; pause; spare moment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understanding person; supporter
please; somehow or other; one way or another
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
surroundings; environs; circumference
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
clear writing; specification
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
this occasion; at this time; now
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
indescribable; having no way to express
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
great love; passionate affair
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person