patient; unhurried; leisurely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to triumph; to be elated with success
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
arbitration; intercession; mediation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
self-control; self-restraint
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
as usual; as is one's habit
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
at once; immediately; right now
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
living room (Western style); sitting room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
liquid crystal television