long time; long interval; for quite some time
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
(right at the) side; just beside
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
semibasement; semi-basement
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
way one walks; one's walk
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
common people; ordinary people; masses
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre