apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
relatively; comparatively
fertile shoot of field horsetail
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
breathing of a sleeping person
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
low dining table; tea table
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
very much; exceedingly; extremely