well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to fold up; to fold into layers
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
coloured paper; colored paper
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
nature of one's business; business instinct
technique; art; skill; move
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
rational; reasonable; logical
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)