slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
fine weather; fair weather
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
sour look; surly face; pout
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
process document; procedure manual
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more