bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
outward appearance; looks
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
a long time ago; long ago
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike