speech; expression; wording; language
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
interference; intervention; meddling
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
morals; ethics; moral training
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to lean against; to set against
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to push aside; to brush aside
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
forcibly; against one's will
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)