recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
desktop; desktop computer; desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
variety show (e.g. on TV)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
agricultural community; farm village; rural
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
great hurry; great haste; rush
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
few decades; many decades; several decades
tedious; boring; being fed up with
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
family; relatives; dependents; household
several sheets (flat objects)
one by one; one after another; successively
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard