play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
somewhere to go; place to go
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
decision; judgment; resolution
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
just because; even if; even though
word game; wordplay; playing with words
stupid brat; son of a bitch
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
homecoming; returning home
kitchen; financial situation; finances
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
skateboard; skateboarding
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
daily necessities; everyday item
general (variety) store (shop)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking