methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
every evening; night after night
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
humiliation; shame; loss of face
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sincere; honest; faithful
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sitting with one knee drawn up
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check