unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
name; given name; first name
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
thousand years; many years
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to entrust; to leave to a person
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
private pupil; apprentice
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to understand (each other); to comprehend
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both