housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to go out and away; to leave
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
earnestly; immediately; exactly
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense