fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
long (time that has passed); old (story)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
unless one ...; if one does not ...
weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
small garden; small place
while; during; performed in this condition
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
bunch of flowers; bouquet
spring water; clear (pure) water
plot number; house number
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
commuting to school; school commute