barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
consists of; comprises; is made up of
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to rain incessantly; to downpour
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
finely chiseled (features)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
un-Japanese in appearance or character
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
atelier; studio; workshop
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
courteous; decorous; polite
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
source of information; intelligence source; message source