to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
neighbouring house; neighboring house
cheap article; poor quality article
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
individual; one by one; separate; each
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to move (house); to change residence
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
3000; three thousand; many