to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
househusband; stay-at-home dad
how many months?; how long?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
with all one's strength; with all one's might
reaction; response; reaction
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to look around; to take a view of
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
apparently; appears to be
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
for the first time in one's life
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in order; in turn; one by one
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
evenly; equably; in an uniform and orderly fashion
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)