to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to complete decisively; to do to completion
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unless one ...; if one does not ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
maid; helper; help; assistance
kid; young goat; goatling
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
neighbourhood; neighborhood
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
together; at the same time; same; identical
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine