Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
number of (large) animals
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; regardless of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
each house; every house; many houses
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to take (be in) charge of
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
pre-noun adjectival; adnominal adjective
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
lightly; easily; carelessly
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
communal society; community
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
imitation pearl; fake pearl
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation