noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to care for someone; to look after someone
just past noon; afternoon
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
manner of using one's hands
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to make a lasting impression
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to mix; to stir; to blend
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
finish; finishing; finishing touches
yen (currency of Japan); circle
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)