wicker basket; wickerwork basket
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to amuse oneself; to make merry
at first; initially; in the beginning
expenses; costly; expensive
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
being very busy; busyness
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
now that you say that; now that you mention it
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
important point; point to make note of
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to cause a person trouble
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
secondary; of secondary importance