tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
match (for lighting a fire)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(another's) daughter; young lady
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to smile (at); to grin (at)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
correction; revision; amendment
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be too numerous; to be too much
with a momentary flash of light
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty