polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
barbershop; barber shop; barber
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to say no more; to sink into silence
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
river; stream; River; the ... river
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
second marriage; remarriage
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics