to trample flat; to beat a path
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
future (usually near); prospects
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to lose sight of; to miss
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
antiquity; the previous era
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
tingling; stinging; pungently
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)