to apologize; to apologise
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
consequence; outcome; result; blame
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
remote mountain; mountain recesses
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
The Tale of Genji (manga)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side