autumn rain front; fall rain front
Kodomo Shokudō; project to provide free or inexpensive meals to impoverished Japanese children
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
on very good terms with each other; romantically attached
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
destination; receiver's address; consignee
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
ex-husband; former husband
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
philandering; itch for women
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
within the jurisdiction of
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
main road; main thoroughfare
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
insurance payout; insurance money
follow-up report; further news
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to call again; to call someone back
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
as soon as possible; ASAP
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity