Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
low dining table; tea table
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
lightly pickled vegetables
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
with these words; while saying
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be too numerous; to be too much
explosion; rupture; break off
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client