quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
storefront; front of a store
to discuss; to talk together
what people say; rumours; public opinion
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to well up; to burst; to arise
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
slim; slender; slight; delicate
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to waver in one's resolution
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
successively; one after another
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
near oneself; close to one; familiar