lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(written) work; book; writings
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to make one feel grateful
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
complete stranger; total stranger
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
right beside; close to; nearby
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious