good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the other day; lately; recently
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
alone; by oneself; on one's own
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
discovery; detection; finding
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in one's own way or style
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago