walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
single word; a few words; brief comment
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
shop; small store; business; firm
almost; roughly; approximately
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sincere; earnest; serious
contradiction; inconsistency
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
pointing out; identification
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
every year; yearly; annually
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone