rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
family; members of a family
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
two times; twice; two degrees
coating (esp. lacquering)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to increase; to add to; to augment
such; this sort of; like this
had better ...; had better not ...
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; how about
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life