to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
honorific title; honorific term of address
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to live; to reside; to inhabit
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to take off one's glasses
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears