yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
password; watchword; motto; slogan
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate