Vocabulary

Japanese paper; washi

made in Japan; Japanese-made

throughout Japan

Sunday

to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software)

admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member

entrance examination

like; as if; the same as

how; in what way

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue

bent back; hunchback; stoop

gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)

great success; huge success

loud voice

very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

metropolis; large city

feces; faeces; excrement; stool

large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

first; foremost; number one

second

TA-Q-BIN (express home delivery service provided by Yamato Transport)

express home delivery service; courier delivery

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang

but; however; provided that

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

everyone; anyone

taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting

single; one

to lament; to grieve; to regret