atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to be erected; to be built
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fields (of rice and other crops)
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to give; to do (something) for
first thing in the morning
from now; from this moment; henceforth
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained