commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dragon god; dragon king; naga
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
breaking off; snapping off
roaming; drifting about; wandering
otherwise; or else; if not
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to happen to hear; to overhear
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to be muddy; to be slushy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe