marshy rice field or paddy
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
to gather; to collect; to assemble
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
since then; from that time; ever since
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
odds and ends; all; every
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
question; inquiry; enquiry
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
imagination; supposition; guess
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally