living by oneself; living alone
financial power; financial means; wealth
international mail; overseas mail
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to degenerate; to lapse into
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
dried flowers; dried flower
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
drama; play; powerful drug
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
family vacation; family trip
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting