paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
last week; the week before
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
lost article; something forgotten
to prowl after; to keep watch on
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to make one feel grateful
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
invitation; introduction; temptation
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
the opposite sex; isomerism
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
writing implement; writing tool
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
lost property; something dropped and left behind
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
influence; clout; leverage