few decades; many decades; several decades
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
original story; original version; this volume
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
loco moco (Hawaiian rice dish)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
inattention; absent-mindedness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone