thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
favorite; favourite; habitually used
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
basket; basketball; basket cloth
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
madder red; dark red; crimson
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
wall clock; grandfather clock
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance