favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
I see; that's right; indeed
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
river; stream; River; the ... river
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
commencing with; including
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
grandfather; male senior-citizen
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to cause someone to worry
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor