sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
living room (Western style); sitting room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
crystal glass; lead glass
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
third stage; three stages
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to look forward to something
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
in that way; thus; so; so?
that day; the very same day
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout