leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to be expensive; to be costly
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
knitting; knitted material; crochet
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
almost every day; almost daily
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
from the beginning; from scratch
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
reporting, contacting, and consultation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence