inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
meaning; significance; sense
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage