visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
standing tree; standing timber
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
election; selection; choice
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
the place for; the time for; the level of