happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
living thing; living creature; animal; life
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
opening and shutting; opening and closing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking