meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to be emaciated; to be nothing but skin and bones
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
violent emotion; passion; fury
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of