gum; rubber; eraser; condom
Spain; Spanish (language)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to look forward to something
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
these days; nowadays; recently
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
husband and wife; married couple
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just