cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
machine parts; machinery; equipment
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
all present; all concerned; all of us
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
right under; directly below
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
set of three; three sets; three classes
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
head; lead; vanguard; first
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
piling up; multiple layers
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing