long (time); protracted; prolonged
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to think too much; to be over-concerned
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
supply; provision; raising; procurement
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
nothing but; except; no more than
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
one's wife's family; bride's family
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
quickly; calmly; intently
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
painter; artist; illustrator
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to translate; to interpret
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
relay station; post station; stage