endurance; perseverance; patience
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
to be erected; to be built
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to give the stamp of approval
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
stairs; stairway; staircase
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up