forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
complete lie; outright lie
hand luggage; hand baggage
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
father; dad; husband; you; he
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to behave well (of a child)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
grandfather; male senior-citizen
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea