don't you think?; indicates question
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
shopping; purchased goods
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hating; strongly disliking
called; known as; that; to say
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
not understanding; not knowing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
such a thing; something like that
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)