to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
in a day; in a brief space of time
(period of) a year; during an era
whereabout; about where; how much
head house (family); birthplace; originator
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
expression; presentation; representation; notation
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
still; even now; to this day
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
patient; unhurried; leisurely
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
together with; same; both; all; including ...
close; intimate; on good terms
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to throw open; to leave open