derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
visiting room; visitation room
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
rather; sooner; preferably
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
princess; daughter of a nobleman
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
height of; middle of; full bloom
overall; general; as a whole
small mustache; short mustache
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
the place for; the time for; the level of
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father