trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to crouch; to squat; to cower
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
summer festival; summer matsuri
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in succession; one by one
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
mixed colour (color); compound colour (color)
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
the front; honest; upright; decent
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
at the window; by the window; next to the window
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")