certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to grow up; to become an adult
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
both hands; both arms; ten
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to provide; to arrange; to install
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be kind to; to treat kindly
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
depending on; dependent on
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)