to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
order; command; directions; instructions
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
illustrated diary; picture diary
summer vacation; summer holiday
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband