cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
relatively; comparatively
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
close; intimate; on good terms
communication skills; communication ability
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
adds force or indicates command
to finish reading; to read through
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being on duty; person on duty
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon