slope; slanting surface; bevel
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
footwear; footgear; shoes
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sick person; patient; invalid
to arrive home; to return
soul; spirit; divine spirit
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting