late at night; small hours of the morning
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Takeuchi Mariya (1955.3-)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
considerably; greatly; a lot
price increase; rise in price
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be worried; to be troubled
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor