taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
hobbit (in J.R.R. Tolkien's works); The Hobbit (film series)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
depending on; dependent on
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
trio; gang of three; threesome
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
invitation; introduction; temptation
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect