paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
almost every day; almost daily
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
older brother; elder brother
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
fast-talking; rapid talking
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
now that; since; so long as; because
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with