household; home; family; housekeeping
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
thereupon; shortly thereafter
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
platform; home; home base; home plate
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
furnishings; implements; equipment
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
infant; baby; little child