easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
living by oneself; living alone
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
principle of laissez-faire
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to keep a watchful eye on
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
washing machine; (clothes) washer