(the extent of) one's vocabulary
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
character leitmotif; character theme song
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
hero; manly person; warrior
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
"it was all a dream"-ending
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
maternity room; delivery room
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
have a good day; take care; see you
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
hair (on the head); pubic hair
dining; dining room; meal
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each