to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
half and half; fifty-fifty
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
growing thickly; growing densely
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
getting on board; sailor; seaman
northern part; the north (of a region)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
cattleman; raising cattle
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
intimacy; affection; familiarity
northeastern part; the northeast
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to look upwards; to look up
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
such; this sort of; like this
elegance; taste; refinement