clasp; latch; catch; fastener
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
polite; respectful; reverent
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
inside; interior; inner part
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
older brother and younger sister
such; this sort of; like this