stingy; cheap; very frugal
after a long time; for the first time in a while
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to ascend; to go up; to climb
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be relieved; to feel relieved
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
living room (Western style); sitting room
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Buddhist (household) altar
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
(small crunchy) dried sardines
cat hater; dislike of cats
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop