still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
(only) one option; one possible choice
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
standard; set; routine; decided
older sister; lass; young lady
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
incident; affair; happening; event
society; the world; the times
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal