bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
two-storey house; two-story house
even if not; even without
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
after school (at the end of the day)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to finish reading; to read through
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
A Farewell to Arms (novel by Ernest Hemingway, 1929)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hello; good day; good afternoon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand