shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
golden wedding (anniversary)
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
job hunting; job searching
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
fear of heights; acrophobia
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to perceive; to understand
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
Toyama (city, prefecture)
an assortment; combination
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
private affairs; personal matter
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
riverside; edge of a river
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with