powder snow; powdery snow
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
government official; clerk
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
meanwhile; in the meantime
preparation; arrangements
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
temporary absence from school
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission