to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mud; muddy; covered in mud
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
letter; missive; note; mail
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
imagination; supposition; guess
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
way; method; means; resource; course
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on