sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
reception room; parlor; parlour
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
bento; Japanese box lunch
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to pause; to have a short intermission
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately