screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
natto (fermented soybeans)
major earthquake; large earthquake
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
homeless; homeless person
door; gate; opening; title page
to overflow from something full
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
secret; private; surreptitious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
mistress; kept woman; concubine
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
tail (animal); tail end; tip
pickled vegetables; pickles
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)