taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
tendency; trend; inclination
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
joke; playfulness; kidding around
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
salty sea breeze; salt wind
invitation; introduction; temptation
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
considerably; greatly; a lot
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend