just now; a moment ago; this very minute
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
honour; honor; glory; renown
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
I see; that's right; indeed
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to remember; to keep in mind
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
sour look; surly face; pout
my husband; one's family; family member
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to subsist; to keep on living