even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
sons and daughters; children; girl
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
while; even though; despite
in the mountains; among the mountains
wandering; rambling; roaming
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
that day; the very same day
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
large quantity; large amount
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
usual; normal; stereotyped
(leading) someone by the nose