arrogant; insolent; disdainful
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
does not agree with; does not get along with
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
upper half of the body; upper body
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
letting (someone) die without helping
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
senility; dotage; decrepitude
double suicide; lovers' suicide
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
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 (ritsuryo system)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
solely; entirely; only; or
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person