alternately; by turns; one after the other
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); potato (Solanum tuberosum)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
dedication; presentation; gift
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to use up all one's strength
eternal; unlimited; endless
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
many; much; plenty; hardly
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to carry; to bring (to a place)
life; living; I; me; student
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness