hollow; cavity; dent; depression
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to die out; to become extinct
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
rule; government; administration
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree); switch (cane used for flogging)