stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
discovery; detection; finding
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
living thing; living creature; animal; life
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
name; given name; first name
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
close; intimate; on good terms
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
memories; recollections; reminiscence
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
and yet; though; when; in spite of