slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(some) more; even more; longer; further
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
nothing but; except; no more than
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up