narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fixed date; appointed day
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
duty; function; office; mission; task
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
royalty and titled nobility
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
waste of time; killing time
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
in that manner; like that
two times; twice; two degrees
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to accept; to receive; to agree
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to begin; to set about; to start
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor