present; gift; to give a present or gift
woman; female; feminine gender
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
script; libretto; scenario
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
silence (not speaking); muteness
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
even if not; even without
one's house; one's home; one's family
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
such ... as; or some such
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to have a meal; to take a meal
notice; attention; observation
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
interior design; interior; upholstery
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
cooking; food preparation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
another thing; exception; special case
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)