material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
dwelling; house; residence; address
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
as far as the eye can see
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
popular name; common name; given name
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
big snake; (large) serpent