early (days); initial stage; initial
watering hole; watering place
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi