dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
light blue; pale blue; aqua
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
something; some kind of; for some reason
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
principal occupation; core business
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
grudge; complaint; reproach
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up