(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
supply; provision; raising; procurement
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
failure; mistake; blunder
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
(very) patient; persevering
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
fixed date; appointed day
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
unpredictability; element of surprise