poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
sunlight; rays of the Sun
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
midsummer; height of summer
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
each house; every house; many houses
fields (of rice and other crops)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to discuss; to talk together
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
labor; labour; manpower; working force
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
in case of; at that time; at this time
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
ten (long cylindrical things)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shopping; purchased goods
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
kitchen; financial situation
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
coverall apron; cook's apron
close; intimate; on good terms
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed