bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
nice; likeable; desirable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
household; home; family; housekeeping
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
tool; implement; means; furniture
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to step forward; to take a step forward
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy