vacant house; unoccupied house
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
old couple; elderly couple
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to work hard; to make an effort
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
working in the fields; working on a farm
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tone (of voice); manner of talking
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
feeling; sense; impression
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push aside; to push one's way through
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook