himself; yourself; herself
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to torment; to torture; to harass
five (long cylindrical things)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
noted product; local specialty
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
shellfish; seashell; shell
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
former (incumbent); predecessor
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
unexpectedly; surprisingly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
name; given name; first name
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding