inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
every year; yearly; annually
talking about memories; reminiscences
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sleep mask; eye mask; blindfold
headquarters; head office; main office
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
instead; but (on the other hand)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress