interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
wherein; therein; thereinto
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
fruit basket upset (children's game); fruit basket turnover
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
falling over; toppling sideways
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
two parts; two copies; the second part
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
up until now; as recently as the present
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect