commencing with; including
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course; to make flutter (in the wind); to fly (a flag)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
autumn breeze; fall breeze
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to be busy at work; to work diligently
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
brief review; brief comment
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
such a thing; something like that
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to come loose (of clothing); to come undone (e.g. of a dress); to become dishevelled; to be worn out of shape
dear me; I mean; or rather
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
woven pattern; background pattern (of lacquerware, printed materials, etc.)
weave; weaving; woven item