verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
Hasegawa Nyozekan (1875.11.30-1969.11.11)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
originating; causing; beginning
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
large intestine; large bowel; colon
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
Marcia; Marsha; Macha; Masha
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all