to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
amber; bright golden yellow
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
high efficiency; high performance
washing machine; (clothes) washer