leisure; leisure time; spare time
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to smile (at); to grin (at)
perfect; complete; flawless
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
with these words; while saying
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
close to the wall; alongside the wall
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
regret; repentance; remorse
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at least; at most; (even) just
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to fold up; to fold into layers
stingy; cheap; very frugal
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)