dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
all sorts of; all kinds of
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass