to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
use; utilization; utilisation; application
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
disclosure; exposure; revelation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
3rd day of the month; three days
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
care; precaution; guarding; caution
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
preparation; arrangements
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
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
although I say; although one might say; although called
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to lean against; to set against