which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
and; thereupon; because of that
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the other day; lately; recently
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
study; diligence; discount; reduction
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in that way; like that; that way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count