cake served with tea; teacake
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
sharing; division; draw; tie
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to know (a person); to think
reason; cause; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be sacked; to be dismissed
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
whispering; murmuring; subdued
red avadavat (Amandava amandava); strawberry finch; red munia
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
cross; crossed; cruciform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence