careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
remembrance; recollection; recognition
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
declaration; proclamation; announcement
father; dad; husband; you; he
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
second (unit of time); arc second
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
how many years; how long; what year
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
this and that; one thing or another
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with