wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
coherence; order; focus; point
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
young person; youth; young
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
residence; dwelling; home
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
residence; housing; residential building
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
shoji (paper sliding door)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
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