(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
sibilant; sibilant consonant
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to head home; to leave for home
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
curtain; hanging; bunting
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
after a long time; for the first time in a while
covered in mud; mud-caked
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
contrary to one's expectations
discussion; argument; debate
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
higher rank; better position
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
estimate (of costs); budget
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness