Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
just one person; only one
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
how; in what way; how about; questionable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hang over; to cover; to take on a responsibility; to become a burden
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to get between; to be caught in
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
for example; for instance; e.g.
to chase; to run after; to pursue
elopement; running away with a lover
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way