period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
weather forecast; weather report
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
supreme; greatest; highest; best
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
printout; (computer) printing
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
stock (of a gun); gunstock
neighbouring house; neighboring house
swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
opening words; speaking out
to become vulgar; to coarsen
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
real hair; one's own hair
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear