diligent; hard-working; industrious
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
left side; left-hand side
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
riding together; riding with
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
level ground; plain; flatland
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
each house; every house; many houses
hanging garden; hanging gardens
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
construction; establishment
feather; plume; plumage; down
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to compose; to put together
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
spread; span; expanse; extent
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
black lustre; black luster
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other