metal fittings; metal fixtures
two (long cylindrical things)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
expression; look; countenance; face
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
accurate; correct; precise; exact
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
powerful spectacles; strong glasses
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
outrageous lie; outright lie
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly