overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Japanese person; Japanese people
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
pessimism; disappointment
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
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)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
useless resistance; vain struggle
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be absorbed in reading
meanwhile; in the meantime
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...