simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
father; dad; husband; you; he
business trip; official trip
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check