to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
as usual; as is one's habit
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
singer; vocalist; nagauta singer (in kabuki); singer of noh chants
educational institution; school; academy; campus
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
hard work; rough physical labour
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
tool; implement; means; furniture
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to accompany; to go with; to go together
dated; date; fixed; external
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten