sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
showing one's face in public; facing another person
all people; the whole nation
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
one after another; in succession
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
going to the hospital for regular treatment
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
older employee who does not have much actual work
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
inspection; examination; checking
plan; protocol; manifest; program
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face