to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
coarse (texture or grain)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
variety show (e.g. on TV)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
giant; woodsman; alpinist
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop