average; mean; balance; equilibrium
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(short) rest; breather; break
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thorough; exhaustive; complete
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last