Vocabulary

grandmother

(one's) mother

your house; your home; your family

chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip

weather

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)

belly; abdomen; stomach

certificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to be discouraged; to be disheartened; to lose heart

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; to worry

distinction; difference (between two things)

the other day; lately; recently; during this period

this area; around here

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with

penis

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; delinquent girl; hooligan; punk

fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)

neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item

grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter

fool; idiot

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; mobster

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

way (of doing); manner; method; means

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

drool

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

archiver

architecture

arc

arcade (street)

earth; ground; earthing; grounding

Earth Day (April 22)

arch

archery