criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
several times; once or twice
to squeeze out; to wring out
third day of the month; three days
to burst into tears; to sob; to weep
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
correction; revision; amendment
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
the last moment; the very end
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
storage space (esp. in a home)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
innumerable; countless; numberless
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
at that time; in those days
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
curiosity; inquisitiveness
not yet known; unknown; strange
opposite side; other side
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to tumble down; to roll down
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up