to pass (of time); to elapse
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to remove; to move out of the way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to press against each other; to huddle together
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
nonchalantly; without a care
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
story; tale; talk; discussion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
alone; by oneself; on one's own
shopping; purchased goods
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
ago; since; before; previous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
time; hour; period; class
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to