intimacy; affection; familiarity
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
how many years; how long; what year
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to take charge during someone's absence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
fixed date; appointed day
what time; (lit.) which hour
silver utensil; silverware
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
lately; recently; these days
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to step back; to walk backwards
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
bucket (for carrying sake, soy sauce, etc.); manure bucket; rainwater bucket (for dousing fires)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
orrery (mechanical model of the solar system)
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody