majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
society; public; community; social studies
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
preparations for returning (home)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pest extermination; pest control
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
brand name; trade name; product name
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); needle juniper
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
colouring; coloring; colorant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively