cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to become empty; to be emptied
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
great joy; delight; jubilation
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
hard on others but easy on oneself
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to escape from; to get out
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
elementary level; beginner level
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
migration; move; emigration; immigration
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
all one has; all one's possessions