going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
living by oneself; living alone
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
source of worry; source of distress
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
narrow; thin (sized); slender
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be prolonged; to drag on
telephone call; telephone (device)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before