nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
memories; recollections; reminiscence
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to face; to go towards; to head towards
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
year in, year out; always; 24-7
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
cherry blossom (colour, color)
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
attendance (at school); going to school