still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to say no more; to sink into silence
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
Japanese person; Japanese people
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
blood relationship; blood relative
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
besides; in addition; also; moreover
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)