the usual, ordinary

weekend

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

friend

研ぐ, 磨ぐ: sharpen; wash rice; polish

relieving one of boredom with a story; also, such a person / attending one in their bedroom; also, such a person / nursing or taking care of a person; also, such a person

an ancient type of rice cake made from raw rice mainly used in Shinto ceremony

last child

the youngest child / short for 弟子月 (otogo-zuki, “December” in the lunar calendar)

Alternative form of 研ぐ