plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to some extent; to a certain extent
sampling food; tasting; trying
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
overall victory; championship
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
question; inquiry; enquiry
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
speaking voice; talking voice
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
father; dad; husband; you; he
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
formal marriage interview
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
surname; family name; last name
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
at work; in the midst of work; working
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver