as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
both hands; both arms; ten
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
name; given name; first name
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
such a thing; something like that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
student (esp. a university student)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly