reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
hidden room; secret chamber
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
antiquity; the previous era
worried look; concerned expression
to soothe and humor; to coax
parents' day; class observation day; open classroom day
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
television program; TV program
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
(walking) stick; cane; wand
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
giant snake; monster serpent
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
to publish a book; to put out a book