to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
vacant house; unoccupied house
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
made in Japan; Japanese-made
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
valuable article; valuables
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; rough; violent; person who eats or entertains without paying; freeloading sightseer
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread