eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
rice and curry; curry rice
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fried prawns; fried shrimp
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
really; truly; indeed; good grief
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
the same grade; same class
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
another time; some other time
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
discipline; training; teaching manners