careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
had better ...; had better not ...
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reopening; resumption; restarting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
senior high school; high school
graduation ceremony; commencement
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed