specimen; sample; object to be examined
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to be infected; to be contagious
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
something like ...; something called ...
to degenerate; to lapse into
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
chilly feeling after a bath
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness