person from the Kansai region
residing; living; dwelling
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indeed; really; truly; very much
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
please (give me); please (do for me)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
determination; resolution
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
as (for); for; in the capacity of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
equality; impartiality; evenness
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
compilation; editing; recording
it's been a long time; long time no see
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)