older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
several minutes; a few minutes
to move forward; to move on
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
discovery; detection; finding
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
why; how; for what reason
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
much less; to say nothing of
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
good humour (humor); good mood
to run up to; to rush over
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through