soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
being left out; being ostracized
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
persecution complex; paranoia
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
name; given name; first name
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
confections; sweets; candy; cake
(some) more; even more; longer; further
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to smash down; to beat in
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than