calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
grayish white; greyish white
hair on the back of one's head
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
high-explosive projectile
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to be in focus; to come into focus
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to look after (often medically); to take care of
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
one more time; once more; once again
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
still; even now; to this day
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN