rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to smash; to break into pieces
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
all; everyone; everybody; everything
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
but; however; even though; even if
-less; lacking; non-existing
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome