accordion; melodeon; concertina
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
large head; person with a large head
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
dangerous position; peril
to escape from; to get out
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
widower; divorced man not remarried
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)