tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
future (usually near); prospects
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
something like ...; something called ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
general idea; concept; notion
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
tenth day of the month; ten days
Buddhist memorial service
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
tiring easily; easy to tire
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution