going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
school building; schoolhouse
sailor suit; middy uniform
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to attempt; to test; to try out
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile