to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
that's the way it is; such is life
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to suck on; to cling to; to chew on
in that manner; like that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
very; much; greatly; a lot of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)