to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
sunlight; rays of the Sun
air conditioning; air cooling
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
everywhere; all over; throughout
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
convenience; handiness; usefulness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
environment; circumstance
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
finding employment; getting a job