food storage; provision store; pantry
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
parts; accessories; components
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
billow; surge; large wave
knowing; (an) acquaintance
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
whispering; murmuring; subdued
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to pile up; to accumulate
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
waste of effort; thankless task
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be erected; to be built