September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take charge during someone's absence
coming and going; commuting
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
living by oneself; living alone
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
cooking; food preparation
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
to show up; to appear; to turn up
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
plump; chubby; voluptuous
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to visit frequently; to haunt
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
for the present; for the time being
to get strong; to gain strength
to smash down; to beat in
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
in the morning; during the morning
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort