anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
such ... as; or some such
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
Fukushima Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
older sister; elder sister
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
chilly; unpleasantly cold
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to cease; to stop; to be over
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
one's older sister and her husband