to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
evening meal; dinner; supper
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
besides; in addition; also; moreover
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
maid; helper; help; assistance
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
listening to once; hearing once
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
interruption; suspension; break
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart