to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to go out and away; to leave
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
instead; but (on the other hand)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to feel depressed; to be down
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in the meanwhile; during the time
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to arrange (flowers); to plant
what's the matter?; what's wrong?