chest of drawers that also function as stairs
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
load; loading; weight (of a load)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
forbidding look; uncanny look
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
coloured paper; colored paper
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
out of character; unlike one
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at