home area;  home town;  local
 just right (time, size, length, etc.)
 present;  gift;  to give a present or gift
 to be absent;  to take a day off;  to rest;  to have a break;  to go to bed;  to (lie down to) sleep
 ago;  since;  before;  previous
 aeroplane;  airplane;  aircraft
 to place on (something);  to give (someone) a ride;  to give a lift;  to load (luggage);  to carry;  to send out (on the airwaves, etc.);  to deceive
 whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
 suspicious;  dubious;  doubtful;  unsure;  untrustworthy;  unreliable;  strange
 usual;  normal;  everyday;  usually;  normally;  generally
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 arrangement;  preparations;  search (by police)
 eh?;  what?;  yes;  that's correct; (arch.)  strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.)  hey
 is that so? (generally rhetorical)
 December;  twelfth month of the lunar calendar
 marriage ceremony;  wedding;  nuptials
 to raise;  to elevate;  to do up (one's hair);  to fly (a kite, etc.);  to launch (fireworks, etc.);  to land (a boat);  to show someone (into a room)
 -ish;  -like;  resembling;  appearing to be;  seeming to be
 without hesitation;  with great optimism;  (pushing or pulling) strongly;  (drinking) heavily
 to sink (into);  to cave in;  to get stuck in
 really;  truly;  indeed;  good grief
 impossible to understand;  impossible to decipher
 to be saved;  to be rescued;  to escape harm;  to be spared damage;  to be helped;  to be saved trouble
 care-taking;  house-sitting;  house-watching;  caretaker;  house-sitter
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 (with a) start;  fright;  alarm
 to stiffen;  to become stiff
 gradually;  slowly but steadily
 to run (of liquid);  to spread;  to blur;  to blot;  to ooze;  to well up (of tears, etc.)
 to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 one night;  one evening;  all night;  overnight
 end;  finish;  bounds;  limits;  delivery date (of a futures contract);  finale (of a noh song);  end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.);  low (position);  close to the ground;  short (height);  deep (voice);  in a low key