fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
drinking party; get-together
to eat too much; to overeat
powdered medicine; powder
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to give up searching (for someone or something)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to speak; to hear a voice
extermination; expulsion; destruction
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
open; public; official; overt
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
firmly rooted; deep-seated
like this; this sort; this way
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
troublesome; pain in the butt
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events