memory; ability to remember
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
neighbourhood; neighborhood
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
neighbouring house; neighboring house
absence; disregard; indifference
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sphere; counter for balls
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to stop talking; to be silent
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
fields (of rice and other crops)
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
talk; dialogue; conversation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to step forward; to take a step forward
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
junior high school student; middle school pupil