middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
chair; stool; post; office; position
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how many years; how long; what year
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
ago; since; before; previous
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be needed; to be wanted
pleasant feeling; good vibes
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe