in the morning; during the morning
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
trio; gang of three; threesome
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
brown; light brown; tawny
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along