rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
only; merely; but; no more than
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
preparation; arrangements
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
something wrapped in a furoshiki
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
eating between meals; snacking
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
household; home; family; housekeeping
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to close (one's eyes); to shut
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
bond; bill; certificate; security
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)