branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
here and there; in places
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
evening; night; nighttime
telephone call; telephone (device)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
study; library; den; home office; reading room
ground glass; frosted glass
door; gate; opening; title page
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
control; management (e.g. of a business)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
individual; private person; personal; private
the deceased; the departed
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
for the first time in one's life
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to visit frequently; to haunt
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
frequent customer; good customer; client
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger