hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
drop of water; polka dots
living thing; living creature; animal; life
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
one's post; place of work; workplace
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have a talk; to tell a story
all the domestic (housekeeping) chores
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cooking; food preparation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
numerator; molecule; member; element
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment