to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
female high-school student
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
with a friendly grin; smilingly
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
hair on the back of one's head
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
one's own work; making by oneself
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
fast-talking; rapid talking
reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine); readership