pride; dignity; self-worth
even if not; even without
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
section manager; section chief
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
intermission (between acts); interlude
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
courteous; decorous; polite