(unusually) dry rainy season
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
commander; general; leader
older sister; elder sister
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
ultra-Orthodox (Jews); Haredi Judaism; Haredim
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
shopping; purchased goods
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
for example; for instance; e.g.
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied