convenient; handy; useful
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
black ground; black cloth
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
construction; architecture (of buildings)