manly; masculine; like a man
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
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
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
loveable; very likeable; like very much
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
woman; female; feminine gender
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
will; testament; last request
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside