to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
chair; stool; post; office; position
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
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.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
smallish; on the small side
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pastry bag; piping bag; decorating tube
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to squeeze out; to wring out
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
redcurrant (Ribes rubrum); red currant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)