unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
deadly serious; deadly earnest
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
last night; yesterday evening
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is not (like that) either
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)