to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
long men's underpants (resembling loose Bermuda shorts)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
mourning (dead persons); memorial
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
slow-moving person; dull person
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
engineering firm; contractor
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
change; alteration; modification
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing