straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
opposite; reverse; contrary
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
how many people; a number of people
building addition or extension; an annex
sensual love; love affair
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
on the occasion of; at the time of
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
to become better; to improve
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bright; shining; clear; evident
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
degeneration; retrogression