needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
round, wooden container for cooked rice
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
former (feudal) domain; former fief
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
snugly; cosily; compactly
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
(another's) daughter; young lady
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
household economy; family finances
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
(on) one's own; (by) oneself