fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to collapse; to flop (onto)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
by itself; automatically; naturally
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
older sister and younger brother
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sit down; to take a seat