cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
farming implement; farm tools
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
your husband; her husband
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be thrilled; to be excited
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
one more time; once more; once again