lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
since one was born; (in) all one's life
thinking back now; looking back
to feel inferior; to feel small
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
blood relationship; blood relative
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
close; intimate; on good terms
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
when it becomes; when it comes to
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
at that time; in those days
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement