to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to care for someone; to look after someone
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
funeral; burial; condolence
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to leave word; to leave a message
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
weather-beaten; bleached skull
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
madder red; dark red; crimson
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
just the other day; quite recently
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm