thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
to run around; to bustle about
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
almost every day; almost daily
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
each house; every house; many houses
to scuttle off; to take flight
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
sorrel (Rumex acetosa); Common sorrel; garden sorrel; spinach dock
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm