black marketeer; black market trader
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
towel wrapped around a woman's head
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
halting English; broken English
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to palm off; to force a sale
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
amount left over; remaining portion
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
bedside; near one's pillow
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely