tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to walk in on; to tread upon
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
strong-willed; strong of heart
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
commander; commanding officer; CO
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
welcome!; nice to see you!
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
military personnel; soldier
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
plural; multiple; several
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to mix; to stir; to blend