plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
stagnation; hindrance; delay
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
woman; female; feminine gender
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
though; notwithstanding; although
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
had better ...; had better not ...
third day of the month; three days
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)