moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
greeting; a fine thing to say
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
in proportion to; just as much as
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
polite; respectful; reverent
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come and go; to go back and forth
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to say; to be called; to do
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to employ; to hire; to charter
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
in person; personally; directly
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count