sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
ten; 10; ten years of age
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
yearned for; longed for; missed
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
weather forecast; weather report
in history; ever; historical
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot