here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
progress; advance; improvement; development
inventory status; stock status; inventory level
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to pick up; to find; to gather
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be expensive; to be costly
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
knitting; knitted material; crochet
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
timewasting; killing time
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet