firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such; this sort of; like this
indicate reason; infers some protest
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
light blue; pale blue; aqua
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
full view; plain sight; completely visible
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to refer to; to use as reference
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right