to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
shop; small store; business; firm
shopping; purchased goods
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
source of protein; protein source
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive