gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
year in, year out; always; 24-7
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
bygones; the past; past event
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
motherland; fatherland; native country
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted