slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
progress; advance; improvement; development
department store; department
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
for use by children; for children
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to become empty; to be emptied
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
looking on; remaining a spectator
a little bit; a little while
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry