the way back; the way home; return trip
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
rubber shoes; rubber boots; wellingtons
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)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
raisins; currants; dried grapes