Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall on one's backside
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to detain; to check; to restrain
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly