local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
boastful speech; bragging
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
on the right as one faces (it)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to strip and leave clothes lying around
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
jostle; struggle; scuffle
close; intimate; on good terms
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
living by oneself; living alone
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large