lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
in that manner; like that
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
visual hallucination; vision
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
other side; opposite side; other party
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
how; in what way; in what manner
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
as planned; according to plan
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
storage space above closet
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to trace back to (the origins of something)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
how many years; how long; what year
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
accurate; correct; precise; exact
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides