big quarrel; huge fight; big row
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
journal; magazine; periodical
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)