to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
using as an intermediary; through
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to lay aside; to set aside
indicate reason; infers some protest
to shout (in anger); to yell
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
everyday life; daily life
one part; one portion; one section
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely