I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bento; Japanese box lunch
seasoning; flavour; flavor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
outside of; not covered by
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
very hungry; starving; ravenous
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell