small quantity; little; little while; short distance
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
woman; female; feminine gender
to gather; to collect; to assemble
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
serious; severe; grave; acute
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
accurate; correct; precise; exact
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
don't worry about it; forget about it
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
originally; by nature; from the start
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
such; this sort of; like this
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
reserve corps; flying squadron
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
individual; private person; personal; private
exceedingly; extremely; decisively