tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to go along; to walk along; to follow
and; thereupon; because of that
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
inside; interior; inner part
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
you could say; you might say; verging on the
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hokora; small wayside shrine
warp; curvature; curve; arch
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
time; season; period; phase; stage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that