awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
use; utilization; utilisation; application
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to explain adequately; to be accountable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
precondition; prerequisite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
rest; break; recess; intermission
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
seat at a table; place at a table
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in that way; like that; that way
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
such; like that; in that way
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation