leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
in proportion to; just as much as
height (of body); stature
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
instant; moment; for an instant
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
production (e.g. play); direction
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bento; Japanese box lunch
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko