stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
condition; state (of health); appearance
to ask a question; to ask questions
personage; person (deserving of respect)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to make an appearance; to show up
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par; equivalence; face value; parity
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
medical treatment; medical care
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to shave off; to scrape off
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to accept (something) with thanks
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
opposite side; opposition
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
research; study; investigation
setting a place; setting the table
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble