one by one; each; every; at intervals of
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
although I say; although one might say; although called
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
form; shape; figure; visage
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
foobar-style name for a dummy variable