to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to read (a book, etc.) over again
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
at least; at most; (even) just
thrift; economy; frugality
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
last week; the week before
luxury; splendour; splendor; prosperity
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu