warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stealthily; secretly; in secret
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
because of; owing to; due to
until now; so far; up to the present
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
long ago; already; a long time ago
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)