yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
original home; birthplace; originator
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
warmly; cordially; with tender care
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to walk away; to walk off
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
region; limits; stage; level
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ability; performance; efficiency
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code