stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to leave word; to leave a message
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
continuously; throughout; in succession
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
three times a day (of meals)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
flour; meal; powder; dust
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success