fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
round, wooden container for cooked rice
beautiful to the eye; pleasant to the eye; sightly
to understand (each other); to comprehend
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea