various articles; various items; various kinds
elegance; taste; refinement
to pay attention; to be watchful
morning; forenoon; just before noon
commuting to school; school commute
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
homecoming; returning home
summer heat; intense heat
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
built-in; fixed; attached
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
counter for books; volume
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
consumer electronics; home appliances
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
as before; as ever; as it was originally