Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
alternating; taking turns
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
willpower; energy; vitality
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
journal; magazine; periodical
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
such; this sort of; like this
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)