recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
such ... as; or some such
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
why; how; for what reason
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
secret; private; surreptitious
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to slide down; to slip down
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!