to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
rational; reasonable; logical
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
river; stream; River; the ... river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
wheat straw; barley straw