tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
invitation; introduction; temptation
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
feeling that something has come too late
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
evening meal; dinner; supper
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
reading partway; leaving half-read
library; book collection; paperback book
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
one's house; one's home; one's family
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage