lost article; something forgotten
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
leisure time; idle moment
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
how; in what way; in what manner
way (of doing); manner; method; means
living room (Western style); sitting room
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
decrease; reduction; decline
recovery; rescue; recapture
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following