ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
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
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
official duties; office; function
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
offender; criminal; culprit
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to badger; to pester; to beg
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
from now; from this moment; henceforth
police substation; residential police box
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
evening; early night hours
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)