start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
various articles; various items; various kinds
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
with a friendly grin; smilingly
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)