no matter how much time passes
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
from here; from this place
Thrixspermum japonicum (species of orchid)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
the other day; lately; recently
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in this way; thus; such; uh...
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to telephone; to make a phone call
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out