recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
discovery; detection; finding
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to watch steadily; to stare
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
matching clothing worn by couples
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how about