accurate; correct; precise; exact
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
comfort; consolation; diversion
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
kitchen; financial situation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
modular bath; prefabricated bath
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
self-consciousness; self-awareness
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp