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; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
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
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)