facing; opposite; across the street; other side
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to spend time (on doing something)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
all; entire; whole; altogether
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to complain; to make a complaint