shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
home (family, domestic) life
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to arrive home; to return
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
sentiment; sentimentality
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to get help; to enlist aid
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
cutting; planting (a cutting)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
unkindness; unfriendliness
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.