brief (amount of time); short
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
as usual; as is one's habit
to brighten; to grow light
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
thin India ink; diluted ink
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
three sides; small offering stand
light pink; light crimson
adoration; reverence; esteem
exploitation; overuse; abuse
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
open veranda; open verandah
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
while; during; performed in this condition
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
tediously; lengthily; wordily
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
this (very thing); this precisely