favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
study; research; investigation
preference; priority; precedence
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
process; course; mechanism
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
a little bit; a little while
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
right in the midst of; right at the height of
at work; in the midst of work; working
different item; different lot
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
duty; function; office; mission; task
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
senility; dotage; decrepitude
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)