taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
long-vowel mark; macron; long note
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
writing; composition; essay; sentence
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
the whole day; all the day
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
in swarms; in great crowds
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be at a loss for words
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard