good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
rather; sooner; preferably
not caring; not giving a damn
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
summer vacation; summer holiday
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to slap; to strike; to spank
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
don't worry about it; forget about it
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up