reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
alone; by oneself; on one's own
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to like; to love; to be fond of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in one's own way or style
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
settlement house; neighborhood house; voluntarily run welfare facility
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve