shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
study; learning; tutorial
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to face on; to look out on to
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
keeping things tidy and in order
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
little finger; pinky; little toe
to take a breath; to take a short rest
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
preparation; arrangements
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior); baran; green plastic garnish (orig. made from leaf) used in lunch boxes, with sushi, etc.