check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
right in the middle (of); midst; height
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
drama; play; powerful drug
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
landowner; landlord; landlady
adopted daughter; foster daughter
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
(not) so much; (not) that much
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
to call in; to invite; to bring in
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum