carefree; free from worry
micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
cake served with tea; teacake
to hang (something) on the wall
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
less than ...; smaller ...
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
measurement error; calculation error
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to forget to put in; to leave out
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
happy family get-together