uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
writing something on commission; newly written text
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
a paddy moist all year due to improper irrigation
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to be muddy; to be slushy
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
stagnant water; still water; water stopping
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(water-filled) paddy field
to burrow through; to dig through
layer of clay; clay stratum
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to watch over; to watch attentively
to begin; to set about; to start
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to bury; to embed; to implant
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning