coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
paints; painting material
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
handrail; railing; banister
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
on duty; at work; while working
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
verbal message; word (from someone)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
no!; no no!; no, not at all
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
button (clothing); push-button
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
scenery; scene; landscape
domestic; parochial; noncosmopolitan; provincial