stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
inspection; examination; survey
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
independence; self-reliance
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste