narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
recommendation; referral; endorsement
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
of course; certainly; naturally
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember