entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
quarrel; dispute; argument
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
row of houses; each house; every house
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb