burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
moving about; stirring about
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
sudden emergence; sudden formation; coming out of nowhere; bursting onto the scene
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to harm; to cause harm to
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
groin; groin region; inguinal region
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
plump; chubby; voluptuous
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
standing on one's feet for a long time
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
in the future; another day; later
to discuss; to talk together
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
home area; home town; local
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
depopulation; declining population