comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
third day of the month; three days
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
script; libretto; scenario
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful