story; tale; talk; discussion
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
snow country; snowy region
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
at; in; at; when; by; with
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead