Vocabulary

fundamental; primary; most important

achievable; attainable

unworldly; supermundane; free from worldly cares (concerns)

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads

of low character; of mean character

of noble character; of virtuous character

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

about the same; about equal to; close match

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

insane; mad; crazy; light in the head

bored; bored-looking; uninterested

bored; bored-looking; uninterested

apologetic

innate; inherent; natural; inborn

pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous

embryonic; embryonal

odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

unkind; mean

that kind of; that sort of; that; such

common; commonplace

arrogant; haughty; stuck-up

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

short (in height); stumpy; tiny

anxious (appearance); (appearing) uneasy

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

reluctant; hesitant

quantitative

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

gentle; mild; lenient

heavy

following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable

minor

girly; girlie; girlish

organic

weird; odd

strange; unconventional; eccentric; novel

short; brief

warm; mild; genial

greatly energetic