entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
midwinter; dead of winter
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
long-term storage; long-term preservation
to sprout; to put forth buds
outsider; layman; amateur
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
thickly; stickily; viscously
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
national holiday; public holiday
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
end of consecutive holidays
way of eating; how to eat
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
your husband; her husband
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
promotion; raising of status
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson