milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
until now; so far; up to the present
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
maritime; marine transportation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
eighth day of the month; eight days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ninth day of the month; nine days