cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
preliminary arrangements; spade work
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to strip and leave clothes lying around
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
regret; repentance; remorse
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
last night; yesterday evening
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to say; to be called; to do
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
in a little bit; after a short while
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)