ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
discipline; training; teaching manners
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
like this; in this way; as you see
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
subleader; assistant leader
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
second; number two; runner-up
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
right and wrong; good and evil
fixed date; appointed day
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude