abrupt; sudden; unexpected
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
clearing one's throat; cough
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
registered mail for the purpose of sending money
kitchen; financial situation
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
every month; each month; monthly
(period of) a year; during an era
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
beyond that point; after that
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
reason; cause; history; origin
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation