youthful; young; young-looking
early on; earlier on; from early
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
haori (Japanese formal coat)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
home; household; family; hearth
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
eating; bite (in fishing)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge