special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
particularly; only; in the case of
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
anything and everything; just about everything
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to get one's head around; to think about
beyond this point; from now on; after this
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
incident; affair; happening; event
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better