to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
almost; roughly; approximately
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
opposite; reverse; contrary
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
forcibly; against one's will
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
and; thereupon; because of that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
proposal; proposition; suggestion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land