rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to say no more; to sink into silence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
way of cooking; cookery; recipe
for example; for instance; e.g.
all; entire; whole; altogether
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
cooking; food preparation
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state