one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
short and stout; small but wide around
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
it is I who should say so
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
no!; no no!; no, not at all
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
to know (a person); to think
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation