pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
corridor; hallway; passageway
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
plump; chubby; voluptuous
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
impossible to do (although wants to)
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
exactly as stated; verbatim
to make a speech; to address
to stare back (at); to glare back
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
present continuous tense; present progressive form
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea