in a sense; in some way; to an extent
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to have meaning; to be meaningful
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
club activities; extracurricular activities
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
of course; certainly; naturally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch