living room (Western style); sitting room
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
how long; how much; to what extent
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
because; for; the reason why is ...
all (there is); as long as there is
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
postcard; memo; note; card
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
rather; sooner; preferably
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to move (house); to change residence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen