crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
water heater; (domestic) boiler
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
valuable article; valuables
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
packing; crating; packaging
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
word; term; language; speech
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to smile broadly; to grin widely
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!