to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
phonograph record; gramophone record
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to improve; to get better; to convalesce
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
using as an intermediary; through
the said family; the same family
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
wooden fence; board fence
position; place of employment
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
eccentric; crank; oddball
I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
police; police officer; police station
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to keep secret; to conceal
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity