lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
clearing one's throat; cough
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
second marriage; remarriage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal