stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
length (of an animal); body length
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
half a ri (distance measure)
semi-transparent; translucent
going upstream; swimming upstream
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to comfort; to console; to amuse
setting a place; setting the table
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
opposite side; other side; other party
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke