block (of wood); chip; splinter
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to win the prize; to win the ring
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
Japanese person; Japanese people
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
flour; meal; powder; dust
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take away; to carry off
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to blow through; to blow across
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
station square; station plaza
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
verbal message; word (from someone)