loveable; very likeable; like very much
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
practice; practising; training; study
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
all night; throughout the night
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
drawing; painting; picture
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to observe carefully; to make sure
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
boy; son; baby boy; young man
village office; local administration office in a village
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower