eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
elliptical shape; oval shape
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
redoing; doing over again
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
carving; engraving; sculpture
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
in detail; minutely; closely
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
handicrafts; hand-crafted goods
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)