to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
summer vacation; summer holiday
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
both (people); the two of them
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
after a long time; for the first time in a while