a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
countenance; features; looks
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
memory; sense; experience
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at that time; in those days
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
very interesting; of great interest
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
observation; survey; watching
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to jar; to creak; to grate
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
single flower; one wheel; full moon
one grain; one drop; one bead
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
obedience; submission; resignation