tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
over-fond parent; doting parent
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
on the occasion of; at the time of
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in that way; like that; that way
conscious; deliberate; intentional
everything; anything; nothing
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
quickly prepared meal or dish
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
last days; the end; one's fate
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
close; intimate; on good terms
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
debt collection; debt collector
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)