care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
then; well; so; well then
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
solitude; loneliness; isolation
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
parts; accessories; components
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tool; implement; means; furniture
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
mid-year gift; summer gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
pickle store; pickle shop; pickle dealer
participation; joining; entry
example; simile; metaphor; allegory