to shake; to sway; to waver
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
ten (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to hide; to keep to oneself
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
please (give me); please (do for me)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
cookware; cooking utensil
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to take over; to hand over
to do together; to share; to participate in
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try