to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
such ... as; or some such
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
journal; magazine; periodical
donation; presentation; gift
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
book making (binding, publishing)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
dry riverbed; river beach
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen