not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to refer to; to use as reference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
directly opposite; right in front
minimum; at the very least
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to take off one's glasses
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to watch over; to watch attentively
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
broken; intermittent; disconnected
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs