slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters