to grumble about something (trivial)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to have a reason; to have an excuse
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
earthquake resistance standards
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to forget completely; to leave behind
to move forward; to move on
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
youthful; young; young-looking
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly