pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
landowner; landlord; landlady
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
existence; possession; having; limited company
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
trouble; bother; annoyance
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother