thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
Western food; Western-style food
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
light brown; golden brown
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; detailed; stingy
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
in proportion to; just as much as
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
clerk; office worker; office staff
since when; from when; how long
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person