irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
in swarms; in great crowds
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
active; dynamic; behavioural
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
persevering; very patient
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
university student; college student
wife and children; (arch.) wife
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
additional order; adding to an existing order
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
heart; guts; nerve; central part
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now