steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
gradual progress; steady advance
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
pending question; unresolved problem
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
disorder; disturbance; unrest
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
sympathy; compassion; pity
comfort; consolation; diversion
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
after that; afterwards; thereafter