preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
living room (Western style); sitting room
boarder; boarding student
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
although; though; despite the fact that ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
traditional Japanese dance
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
long ago; already; a long time ago
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
neighbourhood; neighborhood
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
putting out the light; switching off the light
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects