truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
beforehand; in advance; previously
cannot be helped; unavoidable
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
singularity; singular point
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
elegance; taste; refinement
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
quickly; calmly; intently
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
boisterously; roughly; briskly
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food