delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to have no chance (of succeeding)
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
ditch next to railway track
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
left side; left-hand side
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
mho (unit of conductance)
inspection; examination; checking
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
Buddhist memorial service
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
primer; manual; introductory book
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)