national holiday; festival day
report of an absence (at work)
mailbox (for delivered mail); letter box; mailbox (for outgoing mail); postbox
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
what do you want?; can I help you?
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
insurance; guarantee; warranty
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
in that way; like that; that way
women's group; women's association
but; however; although; though
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
speaking voice; talking voice
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Kachi-Kachi Mountain (folktale); The Farmer and the Badger
to show signs of; to appear
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose