melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
a long time ago; in those days
two persons; two people; pair; couple
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be needed; to be wanted
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
if so; in that case; in that situation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
memories; recollections; reminiscence
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry