family-oriented; familial
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to live through; to survive
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
both (people); the two of them
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to use up all one's strength; to die
home area; home town; local
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be too late; to be too slow
question; inquiry; enquiry
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
academic; scholarly; scientific
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
extract; excerpt; selection
blur; blurred; indistinct
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby