pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to wash away; to rinse off
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
order; sequence; procedure
I see; that's right; indeed
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...