orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to talk (a person) down; to confute
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
just because; even if; even though
to accept; to receive; to agree
to hand over; to surrender
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
present; gift; to give a present or gift
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source