dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
catching flies; fly-catcher; flytrap; jumping spider
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to show; to bare (the teeth)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
village office; local administration office in a village
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
due form; official; formality
breathily (while talking)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work