pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to dance; to perform dance steps
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sofa; couch; lounge chair
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to resound; to make a stir
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
one's every action; every single move
king; monarch; ruler; champion
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
(made of) stone; stone-built
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
rubber thongs; rubber flip-flops