polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(United States of) America; USA
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
trip abroad; overseas travel
Japanese person; Japanese people
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
weak child; frail child; gangly child
personification; impersonation; embodiment
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
living together; communal life; cohabitation
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(not) even once; (not) ever
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
scenery; scene; landscape
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
homecoming; returning home
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
on the occasion of; at the time of
one cause; one reason; one factor
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so