one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
forced repatriation; deportation
fish balls; fish dumplings
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
outcast; odd man out; pariah
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
goldthread (Coptis japonica)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
field; plain; prairie; moor
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to pierce through; to break through
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
sentiment; sentimentality