southern part; the south (of a region)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
taking a commemorative photo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
death penalty; capital punishment
suffix for familiar person
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
pupil; student; schoolchild
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to be helpful; to be useful
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
for your information; I'm telling you
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be found; to be discovered
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
number of persons; personnel
to increase; to add to; to augment
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic