complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
from here; from this place
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be silent; to say nothing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
fast-talking; rapid talking
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk