toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
human; human-like; as a person
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to feel depressed; to be down
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
something wrapped in a furoshiki
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
popular; common; commonplace
introduction; outline; general remarks
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
intimacy; affection; familiarity
manner of using one's hands
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to put someone to work; to make someone work
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
spare time; free time; leisure time