wife and children; (arch.) wife
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
editor (in publishing, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
literally; to the letter; literal
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hey there; I say; see here
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to change places; to relieve (one another)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
Aomori (city, prefecture)