inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
selection; choice; option
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
parking area for bicycles
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
woman; female; feminine gender
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
store interior; inside of a shop
seat at a table; place at a table
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
how; in what way; how about; questionable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day