taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to begin; to set about; to start
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
living room (Western style); sitting room
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)
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
considerably; fairly; quite
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
future (usually near); prospects
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
wedded life; married life
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to have a talk; to tell a story
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence