to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to crouch; to squat; to cower
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dilapidated house; deserted house
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
confections; sweets; candy; cake
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?