mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in search of; in order to look for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
image; figure; figure; form; image
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
program (e.g. TV); programme
one by one; one after another; successively
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to taste; to try (food or drink)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
thereupon; shortly thereafter