to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
type of occupation; occupational category
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
(appropriate for) one's age
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
corpulence; fatness; obesity
woman who has given birth
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
method of treatment; cure; remedy
on the occasion of; at the time of
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high