vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
warm reception; cordial welcome; warm greeting
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
item; article; dish; course; finest item
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
towering; astonishingly high
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to take off one's clothes; to undress
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang (something) on the wall
everything; anything; nothing
considerably; greatly; a lot
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to throw on the fire; to burn
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside