koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
proposal; proposition; suggestion
infancy; childhood; tender age
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
scenery; scene; landscape
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
if it is the case that ...
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
one by one; one after another; successively
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
smallish; on the small side
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)