these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
unhygienic young woman; dirty girl
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to lose one's way; to get lost
comparatively; relatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
middle of the night; dead of night
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
complete change; about-face
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
something; some kind of; for some reason
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story