numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
will not do; do not; does not
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
immediately carrying out (a plan)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
and yet; though; when; in spite of
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
any more; any further; any better; any longer
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)