(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
good feeling; feeling good
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
toilet articles; makeup kit
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to fold up; to fold into layers
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be opposite; to face each other
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing