should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to loiter; to waste money
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
old friend; familiar face
to palm off; to force a sale
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
particulars; details; specified items
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
automatic; intransitive verb
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to feel inferior; to feel small
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
your husband; her husband
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
way out; means to escape; escape route
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately