and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
tenth day of the month; ten days
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to entrust; to leave to a person
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to be at a loss for words
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
elder sister; effeminate man
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to mix; to stir; to blend
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined