roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
janitor; caretaker; custodian
family registration official
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
leading person; foremost figure
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
husband and wife; married couple
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
caller; visitor; company; guest
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
momentum; amount of exercise
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm