to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
until now; so far; up to the present
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to run about; to rush about
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to recall; to remember; to recollect
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
beginning; outset; first; onset
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to solicit; to demand; to extort
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal