circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
around the end of (a period of time)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
living together; communal life; cohabitation
construction; establishment
boarding house; school dormitory
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
father; dad; husband; you; he
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
summer vacation; summer holiday
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening