cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
weak point; unskillfulness
difference; disparity; gap
resolution; resolving power
study; learning; tutorial
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in its entirety; whole; wholly
lump together; put all together
to become better; to improve
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very young; little; childish; immature
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
sympathy; empathy; response
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
straying; wandering off course
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot