thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. TV); bezel-less (e.g. smartphone)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
simply put; putting it simply; in short
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
husband and wife; married couple
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to peel off and fall; to flake away
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to shut in; to confine; to contain
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
pride; boast; credit (to)
person being waited for; person who waits
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
noble; lofty; high-minded
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location