habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
to play a leading role; to play a central part
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
chief; main; principal; important
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
sunlight; rays of the Sun
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
of the same age; age-matched
(wearing) low over one's eyes
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade