irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
returning from school; going home from school
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dwelling; house; residence; address
coexistence; living together
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom