to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
colour; color; hue; tints
garbage day; rubbish collection day
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
semi-transparent; translucent
to show up; to appear; to turn up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to begin talking; to open up
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
human relations; personal relationships
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private