to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
manners; behavior; behaviour
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
alone; by oneself; on one's own
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
man; male; masculine gender
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
declaration; proclamation; announcement
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
sexual act; sexual intercourse