to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
outermost region of the castle
hedge; fence; border; limit
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
parts; accessories; components
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
albino Japanese rat snake
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed