bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
day after day; day by day
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
fifth day of the month; five days
goodbye; farewell; so long
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
almost; roughly; approximately
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast