being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid); flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
system; institution; organization; organisation
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
briskly with small steps; trotting
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
speaking of ...; as for ...
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
vertical stripes; striped fabric
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
solitude; loneliness; isolation
way of calling (something or someone)
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
misanthropy; misanthropist
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)