hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to ask a question; to ask questions
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
overhanging snow; cornice
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shake one's head (in denial)
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
great difference; big difference; wide margin
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
long ago; a long time ago; already
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to water down; to dilute with water
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
remaining quantity; residual quantity
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
very small; tiny; insignificant
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy