holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
with these words; while saying
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to say no more; to sink into silence
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering