of late; lately; this part; this point; here
rebellious phase; rebellious age
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
instability; insecurity; crankiness
police; police officer; police station
guidance; protective custody
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to underrate; to make light of
to be able to manage somehow or another
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
what's what; heads or tails
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
because of; owing to; due to
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
in the morning; during the morning
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to have the privilege of doing
study; library; den; home office; reading room
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery