upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
writing; composition; essay; sentence
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
second (unit of time); arc second
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
addition; annexation; appendage
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to repeat; to do something over again
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
like this; in this way; as you see
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
on the way back; returning