blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
infant; baby; little child
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to be careful; to take the utmost care
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal