soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
parting; separation; farewell
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to move (house); to change residence
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
school district; school area
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
together; at the same time; same; identical
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)